The Syncopated Ladies on set for their “So You Think You Can Dance” appearance (Courtesy Syncopated Ladies) NYC, you don’t know what’s coming for you. You’ve seen them battle it out on “So You Think You Can Dance,” you’ve read about their incredible journey in our October issue and you’ve watched them beast video after […]
If America didn’t already know that the Syncopated Ladies are EVERYTHING, it sure does now. By competing in the first “So You Think You Can Dance” crew battle (and winning, of course), Chloé Arnold and her ladies have reminded everyone that it’s girls who run the world. #SYTYCDLadiesFTW But we’ve been mega-fans of these tantalizing […]
Here at DS, we’re huge fans of Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies. We’ve been in love with them ever since they gave Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” a tap-tastic makeover back in 2012. I mean, talk about girl power: Arnold and her ladies (including her sister Maud and Melinda Sullivan—both former DS cover models) bring the […]
Audiences around the U.S. may know Sydney Burtis as ballet girl Keeley Gibson from the national Broadway tour of Billy Elliot. But with a passion for rhythm and feet that won’t quit, the 13-year-old is really a tap dancer at heart. Last summer, she won Junior Miss Adrenaline at Nationals—the first female tapper to ever […]
1. Tap is by the people, for the people. Anyone can tap: young, old, skinny, fat, tall, short. There’s no discrimination. 2. Being a tapper means I get to work with my sister, Chloé! Creating the D.C. Tap Festival has been a dream come true for both of us. 3. Tap is so much fun […]
When it comes to her killer, always dance-worthy tunes, Rihanna needs no assistance. Girl’s got the “I will make you get up and move” thing nailed down. But the one thing that perks up her hit song “Where Have You Been?” just a little? Tap. Specifically, Chloé Arnold’s tap group, the Syncopated Ladies. Check out […]
These days, awesome new documentaries about ballet, modern or hip hop are popping up all the time. But it seems like tap has been underrepresented in Hollywood recently. That is, until now! Superstar tap sisters Chloé and Maud Arnold are working on a feature-length documentary, Tap World, that will showcase inspiring tap stories from around […]
“When I was a little girl, I wasn’t a ballerina,” Mara Davi remembers. “But I could tap. I wanted to dance like they did in old Hollywood musicals.” So Davi made it happen: The Broadway veteran has starred in tap-heavy shows including White Christmas. The same was true for Lori Barber, who wanted to be […]